Ukhrul, September 17: A new organisation, the Mizo National Front–Integration Movement (MNF-IM), has been formed, according to a press release issued on September 16, 2025, by MNF-IM General Headquarters.
The group stated that its aim is to pursue long-standing demands for the unification of Mizo-inhabited areas with Mizoram or the creation of a separate Union Territory within the Indian Union. It described its members as Mizo people residing in Manipur, hereafter referred to as Northern Mizoram.
The decision, per the release, to form MNF-IM followed a series of consultative meetings with politicians, civil society leaders, intellectuals, and families of ex-MNF freedom fighters. The movement was officially rechristened as the Mizo National Front–Integration Movement (MNF-IM) on September 14, 2025.
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The new body said internal divisions and fratricidal conflicts had weakened Mizo society and reiterated its commitment to resist any further actions detrimental to the unity and security of Mizo tribes. The MNF-IM also acknowledged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lamka (Churachandpur) on 13 September 2025, while expressing disappointment that his address “failed to deliver what was expected by the people.”
The leadership of MNF-IM is as follows: Lalhruaia – President; Sainghaka – Vice President; Manga – Treasurer; Demkhawsiaka – Secretary
The MNF-IM has said that a cabinet expansion will be announced shortly.
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